Ramon's parents are killed by men of landowner John Barrett. While trying to get revenge, Ramon is wounded but has saved the life of Rezza, an old disillusioned killer. While nursing his wounds, the men become reluctanfriends and Rezza teaches Ramon the art of shooting, surviving and the loneliness a killer has to bear. Ramon becomes threat for Barrett, the landowner engages Rezza to kill Ramon.
Cinematography
Harsh Spanish landscapes pretending to be Mexico
Acting
Bojanić's weary eyes carry fifty imaginary kills
Score
Riz Ortolani riffs that slap harder than they should
Director
Giuseppe Vari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Giuseppe Vari directed this under a pseudonym during spaghetti western's most crowded year—1967 saw over 100 Italian westerns released.
George Eastman (Ramon) became a genre staple but hated this era; he later founded his own production company to escape typecasting. The irony of playing a man trapped by violence wasn't lost on him.
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